The Mysteries of Manghopir

Posted on June 18, 2009
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Owais Mughal The 2009 Sheedi Jaat festival at Manghopir concluded just yesterday (June14-17). I thought it may be an appropriate opportunity to revisit Manghopir. Following post has been updated with new information and new photos at several places for our revisit today. One of the vivid memories of my childhood is our family picnic visits […]

Chitral: Fascinating Place, Fascinating History

Posted on June 2, 2009
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S.A.J. Shirazi Picturesque Chitral town sits up in Pakistan’s northwest district, walled in by the Hindu Kush range. During winters, the only way in is by air (weather permitting) as the two passes, the 3118-meter Lowari from Dir and the 3810-meter Shandur from the upper Gilgit Valley are closed to road traffic. The Fokker Friendships […]

The Meter-Gauge of Sindh

Posted on May 20, 2009
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Owais Mughal Today’s post is dedicated to the Meter Gauge Railway located in Sindh province of Pakistan, which in its hey-day, had a network of 517 kilometers of track. Today 325 km of meter gauge track, a few locomotives and some workable coaches still remain; but it is just a matter of time before this […]

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